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N2 Noun

(さん)(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement

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    1. Noun

      1.

      (giving) birth, childbirth, delivery

      Polite (teineigo) language,

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    お産 【おさん】

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      (わたし)(はは)(わたし)(とき)(さん)は、壮絶(そうぜつ)だったそうです。

      It seems that my birth, in my mother's time, was quite dramatic. {(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement}

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      (さん)(こわ)いので、妊娠(にんしん)をしないように()をつけています。

      I'm scared of childbirth, so I'm careful not to get pregnant. {(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement}

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      産婦人科(さんふじんか)医師(いし):「母体(ぼたい)は、(さん)(とき)(おお)きなダメージを()けます。」

      Obstetrician/Gynecologist: 'The mother's body suffers significant damage during childbirth.' {(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement}

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      (わか)(おんな)()たちが、(はげ)しい()()(いた)みを(ともな)(さん)(おそ)れるのは当然(とうぜん)です。

      It is natural for young girls to fear childbirth, which can involve intense nausea and pain. {(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement}

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      ネット記事(きじ):「(さん)にしろ、子育(こそだ)てにしろ、女性(じょせい)への負担(ふたん)(おお)きいのは何故(なぜ)なのか?」

      Internet Article: 'Why is it that childbirth and child-rearing impose such a large burden on women?' {(giving) birth, childbirth, delivery, confinement}

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